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BRIDGES, William
1827 - 1886 (60 years) Has no ancestors but 5 descendants in this family tree.
1828 - 1898 (70 years)-
Name BRIDGES, William Birth Between 1826 and 1827 Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England 
Gender Male Death 1886 Downham Registration District, Norfolk Person ID I5635 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Family WELLS, Alice, b. 1828, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1898, Peterborough Registration District, Northamptonshire (Age 70 years) Marriage 1859 King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk Children 1. BRIDGES, Mary Jane, b. 1860, Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England d. 1940, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 80 years)2. BRIDGES, Leah, b. 1867, Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England d. 1942, Peterborough Registration District, Northamptonshire (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. BRIDGES, William, b. 1869, Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1015 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM BRIDGES 1826 or 1827-1886
The marriage between William BRIDGES and Alice WELLS was registered in 1859.
(GRO June Q 1859 King's L. 4b 621)
From the 1861 census of Mill Road, Wiggenhall St. Mary's, Norfolk:
*William BRIDGES, head, aged 34, agricultural labourer, born at Wiggenhall St. Mary's;
Alice BRIDGES, wife, aged 33, born at Wiggenhall St. Mary's;
Mary J. BRIDGES, daughter, aged 10 months, born at Wiggenhall St. Mary's.
(RG9/1258/83/4)
From the 1881 census of Wiggenhall St.Mary's:
*William BRIDGES, head, aged 54, agricultural labourer, born at St. Germans;
Alice BRIDGES, wife, aged 52, born at West Walton;
Leah BRIDGES, daughter, aged 13, born at St. Mary's;
William BRIDGES, son, aged 11, scholar, born at St. Mary's.
(RG11/2002/85/14)
The death of William BRIDGES aged 59 was registered in 1886.
(GRO June Q 1886 Downham 4b 215)
NOTES & QUERIES:
His daughter Leah BRIDGES married Herbert PEGG in 1889.
(GRO December Q 1889 Downham 4b 927)
Herbert and Leah PEGG had a daughter Alice Muriel PEGG in 1896 (qv).
(GRO September Q 1896 Peterborough 3b 246)
Alice M. PEGG was brought up by David MOULES and his wife Mary Jane MOULES formerly FLANDERS née BRIDGES, sister of Herbert PEGG's wife Leah.
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